'Sesame Street' segment to talk divorce

Sesame Street will tackle the subject of divorce in an upcoming online segment.

The children's series will feature Abby Cadabby explaining that her parents are divorced in a 13-minute piece, Time reports.

Researchers, writers and producers have reportedly been working on the scenes for two years in an attempt to make sure they are sensitively made.

In the segment, as the characters draw pictures of their homes, Abby sketches out both her mother's house and her father's property as Gordon explains to the others that her parents "aren't married anymore" because of divorce.

"We want kids to understand that they're not alone, and that it's not their fault," said Sesame Workshop's Lynn Chwatsky.

"These kids love and adore Abby. So to know that she's going through something similar to them, something challenging, it's like, 'Wow'. It makes it okay to have a whole range of feelings."

Sesame Street previously attempted to discuss divorce in a Mr Snuffleupagus segment in 1992, though it never made it to the air after children in research found it distressing.

The new scenes - which will not air on television - will be accompanied by a book called Two Hug Day, a guide for parents and an app.